Overclock i7 Core to 5.7 Ghz




The Sandy Bridge architecture was introduced by Intel at the beginning of the year as an replacement for the previous LGA 1156 processors based on the Lynnfield and Clarkdale cores.

Although many have worried that Sandy Bridge will be one of the worst overclockers in recent CPU history, these new chips seem to have massive headroom, allowing for even the wildest of frequencies to be reached.

Eldonko from Canada just put its Core i7 2600K CPU to a more than impressive 5767MHz, using the flagship P67A-UD7 motherboard as well as a single stage cascade cooling system.
In order to reach this speed, the multiplier was raised to 56x (almost its maximum limit) and the Core i7 2600K CPU was fed 1.608V, according to the CPU-Z screen shot provided.